California’s Assembly approved changes to the state’s safety net for injured workers that would prevent cuts to disability benefits based on race, sex or age. The 44-22 party-line vote on AB1155 came over the objections of Republican lawmakers. They said …
The Insurance Information Network of California is now tailoring content to assist small businesses on their understanding of commercial insurance. Information available on its Web site will cover basics of business coverage, workers’ compensation and primers on insuring a home-based …
Researchers examining the San Andreas Fault in central California have found evidence that distant earthquakes can trigger episodes of accelerated — but still very slow — slip motion, deep on the fault. While a sudden slip on a fault generates …
At its April 6, 2011 meeting, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California’s Governing Committee directed the WCIRB to submit to the California Department of Insurance (CDI) an informational analysis of workers’ compensation insurer experience as of December. 31, …
California leads the nation in the number of claims made and paid out by State Farm Insurance for dog bites, according to the Bloomington, Ill.-based insurer. The insurer recorded 369 claims were made, and $11.3 million was paid out in …
Two carnival workers have been hurt, one seriously, when a roller coaster being erected for a Southern California festival touched a power line. Ventura County fire Capt. Ron Oatman said the North American Amusements employees were setting up a roller …
The California Senate Insurance Committee has blocked a restitution bill that would have given explicit authority to the state Insurance Commissioner to order restitution as part of an administrative enforcement action against an insurance company. The insurance agent and broker …
California Assembly Member Anthony Portantino, 44th District, has proposed a bill aimed to level the playing field for brokers who help to secure workers’ compensation insurance from the State Compensation Insurance Fund. In AB 974, Portantino said State Fund’s practice …
California’s Senate Public Safety Committee held a hearing yesterday, evaluating the need to ban local governments from charging accident response fees or “crash taxes” for emergency responses to vehicle accidents. SB 49 (Strickland) would prohibit a city from charging a …
Woe to the employer who is not attentive and actively engaged in health and safety.” That’s the warning the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) is giving employers in the Golden State that are at risk of committing …
